Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean’s apex predator. But the safety of both species is a growing concern.
By Alexa Robles-Gil and Meghan Dhaliwal
Vanessa Saba
Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in public spaces.
By Gabriel J.X. Dance
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The health secretary has long complained that Americans overuse psychiatric medications. New policies he is introducing aim to change that.
By Ellen Barry
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News Analysis
For decades, conservatives were adamantly opposed to the use of drugs like psilocybin and LSD. Now, the Trump administration has made a sharp pivot.
By Andrew Jacobs
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W. Liller/NASA
Known for their speed, the Eta Aquarids will reach their peak on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
By Katrina Miller
Datta Lab
The odor receptors in the nose are not distributed at random but organized in a precise spatial pattern, two new studies reveal.
By Emily Anthes
Julia Penndorf
trilobites
In a study, Australian cockatoos figured out that a new food was OK to consume by observing one another, a vivid example of “social learning” in animals.
By Kate Golembiewski
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The Tampa disappeared in 1918 with 131 British and American personnel and civilians aboard. It was the largest single American naval combat loss of life in World War I
By Christine Hauser
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A risk-taking outsider, he brought speed, competition and controversy to one of science’s biggest races.
By Nicholas Wade
The New York Times
As the planet warms, past episodes of the natural weather phenomenon may no longer be a reliable guide of how the next one plays out.
By Raymond Zhong and Harry Stevens
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A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest managers. It is one of 57 such facilities being shuttered.
By Eric Niiler and John Stember
Femke Sleegers/Fossil Free Advertising
The Dutch city has outlawed advertising that promotes lifestyles linked to high carbon emissions, which is a driver of climate change. It’s a first for a world capital.
By Cara Buckley
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The continent, which is warming faster than the global average, saw wildfires, floods and a sub-Arctic heat wave, the European State of the Climate report said.
By Lynsey Chutel
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The Louisiana lawsuit, which seeks to block telehealth prescribing and mailing of the abortion pill mifepristone, has major implications for abortion access nationwide.
By Pam Belluck
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The New Drug War
Unusual opioids are infiltrating street drugs. Knoxville’s top forensic doctor is on the front lines, pressing to quickly identify the most lethal.
By Jan Hoffman and Brett Carlsen
The drugs are 10 times more dangerous than fentanyl. They are showing up in street drugs in the South and the Midwest, and will most likely spread to other regions.
By Jan Hoffman
Dóra Kisteleki
the new old age
Some screenings and treatments no longer make sense for patients as they age. Researchers have just added a few more to the list.
By Paula Span
Sophie Park for The New York Times
Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives.
By Rebecca Robbins and Gina Kolata
